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River Wharfe and Weir, Otley, West Yorkshire

Otley in the county of West Yorkshire

The Vikings, Jarrow, Tyne & Wear

Jarrow in the county of Tyne & Wear

Wakefield High Street, West Yorkshire

Wakefield in the county of West Yorkshire

Recommended Towns & Villages near Gunthorpe

Southwell Minster, Nottinghamshire

Southwell (51 Pictures)

in the county of Nottinghamshire (6.4 miles, 10.2 km, direction N)

Southwell, surrounded by lovely open countryside, offers an interesting choice of guest accommodation and has a good range of shops, inns and restaurants...

NOTTINGHAM CASTLE MUSEUM

Nottingham (210 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Nottinghamshire (7.4 miles, 12.0 km, direction W)

The City of Nottingham is famed for fine lace, the romance of Maid Marion and Robin Hood and as the birthplace of the founder of the Salvation Army, General William Booth (1829-1912)...

Newark Castle

Newark-on-Trent (95 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Nottinghamshire (9.7 miles, 15.6 km, direction NE)

As it's name implies, this town enjoys a fine position on the River Trent. The great castle where King John died in 1216 lies in ruins on the banks of the river...

The Square

Beeston (270 Pictures)

in the county of Nottinghamshire (10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction SW)

Beeston is mostly remarkable for being the place where the Ist Lord Trent started work in his mother's herbal shop at the age of 14...

A picture of Babbington

Babbington (4 Pictures)

in the county of Nottinghamshire (11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction W)

This pretty Nottinghamshire village is situated around 7 miles from the centre of Nottingham. It is typical of rural England, with cottages interspersed along quiet leafy lanes...

Trowell, Nottinghamshire

Trowell (3 Pictures)

in the county of Nottinghamshire (12.4 miles, 19.9 km, direction W)

Modern day history records that this was the village chosen as The Festival of Britain Village, at the time it was considered to epitomise the spirit of British rural community life...

At Trent Lock, Long Eaton, Derbyshire

Long Eaton (98 Pictures)

in the county of Derbyshire (13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction SW)

Long Eaton is a small town lying on the River Trent around 8 miles east of Derby. The town has a history stretching back to the 7th century, but was for many centuries naught but a sleepy agricultural village...

St Mary's Church, Ilkeston, Derbyshire during the Annual Fair in October

Ilkeston (38 Pictures)

in the county of Derbyshire (13.4 miles, 21.5 km, direction W)

Within this pretty hilltop town you will find the ancient church dedicated to St.Mary, it was built around 1150 and has a beautiful clock-face tower...

Market place, Mansfield

Mansfield (66 Pictures)

in the county of Nottinghamshire (14.0 miles, 22.5 km, direction NW)

During the war, both Mansfield and the surrounding region provided sanctuary for Midlander's fleeing the destruction of Hitler's bombs...

Trees and flowers

Collingham (7 Pictures)

in the county of Nottinghamshire (14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction NE)

This is a small Nottinghamshire village pleasantly located on the banks of the River Trent. It offers all the usual village amenities, church, couple of shops, butchers, newsagents and three public houses...

A picture of Edwinstowe

Edwinstowe (14 Pictures)

in the county of Nottinghamshire (14.7 miles, 23.6 km, direction N)

In the heart of Sherwood Forest sits the historic village of Edwinstowe. Legend has it that it was here in Edwinstowe that Robin Hood married Maid Marian at the local Church of.....

ALL SAINTS CHURCH, STAPLEFORD, LINCOLNSHIRE

Stapleford (3 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction NE)

Stapleford is a village lying in the picturesque valley of the River Witham...

Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire

Grantham (39 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Lincolnshire (15.4 miles, 24.7 km, direction E)

This delightful town, set on the River Witham in a spacious agricultural region is noted for many historic factors but more latterly as the birthplace of Britains first woman Primne Minister - Margaret Thatcher was born here in 1925 and she became Prime Minister in 1979...

A picture of Belton

Belton (71 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (15.7 miles, 25.3 km, direction E)

The popular village of Belton lying north of Grantham is home to magnificent Belton House. It is also a typical "Estate" village which perfectly epitomises all the values of English country life...

Bandstand in the playclose

Melton Mowbray (25 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Leicestershire (16.0 miles, 25.7 km, direction S)

An historic market town famous for its Pork packed pies and Stilton cheeses, both are savoured all over Britain and in many other countries...

All Saints Parish Church, Swinderby, Lincs

Swinderby (4 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (16.6 miles, 26.7 km, direction NE)

Swinderby is located in spacious countryside close to where the Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire borders meet...

The Lych Gate, St. Mary's Church

Carlton-le-Moorland (26 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (16.6 miles, 26.7 km, direction NE)

Lovely Lincolnshire village with a history stretching back to the Doomsday Book and possibly beyond...

The Rose & Crown at Smalley Crossroads, Smalley,  Derbyshire

Smalley (5 Pictures)

in the county of Derbyshire (16.9 miles, 27.2 km, direction W)

A delightful place with attractive village buildings including a church, village hall, several small shops and three village inns...

The Five Bells pub

Bassingham (8 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (17.4 miles, 27.9 km, direction NE)

Bassingham, mentioned in the Doomsday Book, is a large, flourishing village located close to the banks of the River Witham, a few miles south-west of the Cathedral City of Lincoln...

Parish Church, Denby, Derbyshire

Denby (5 Pictures)

in the county of Derbyshire (17.5 miles, 28.2 km, direction W)

Denby is famous for its beautiful decorative Stoneware pottery which has been exported all over the world...

Recommended attractions near Gunthorpe

Southwell Minster, nottinghamshire

Southwell Minster (40 Pictures)

(6.3 miles, 10.1 km, direction N)

Historically a monastery was probably founded here in the 10th century, with the church being begun around 1108. The building.....

NOTTINGHAM CASTLE MUSEUM

Nottingham Castle Museum (16 Pictures)

(7.4 miles, 12.0 km, direction SW)

This superb mansion containing Nottingham's museum and art gallery sits on a green and pleasant mound high above the city. It.....

The Great Oak, Sherwood Forest

Sherwood Forest (39 Pictures)

(8.2 miles, 13.1 km, direction NW)

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A picture of Wonderland Pleasure Park

Wonderland Pleasure Park (2 Pictures)

(9.2 miles, 14.9 km, direction NW)

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Young Buck

Wollaton Hall (58 Pictures)

(9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction W)

From the outside, Wollaton Hall could easily be mistaken for a grand Victorian mansion - even though it was built when Sir.....

The ruins of Newark Castle on the banks of the River Trent. Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire.

Newark Castle (47 Pictures)

(9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction NE)

The romantic ruins of this once glorious castle were left to fall into further disrepair following the ravages of the English.....

Walled flower garden at Newstead Abbey in Nottinghamshire.

Newstead Abbey (64 Pictures)

(10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction NW)

A beautiful historic house set in a glorious landscape of gardens and parkland within the heart of Nottinghamshire, England......

Belvoir Castle

Belvoir Castle (26 Pictures)

(11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction SE)

A castle has stood on this spot since the 11th-century, it was built by Robert de Todini, standard-bearer to William the.....

Museum

Newark Air Museum (7 Pictures)

(11.9 miles, 19.2 km, direction NE)

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Garden view of the Erewash Museum on High Street, Ilkeston

The Erewash Museum (2 Pictures)

(13.3 miles, 21.5 km, direction W)

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The D H Lawrence Birthplace Museum, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire

D H Lawrence Birthplace Museum (2 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction W)

Admirers of D.H.Lawrence (1885-1930) should visit this place, the great 20th-century writer and poet once said of it " The scene.....

American Adventure Theme Park

American Adventure Theme Park (4 Pictures)

(14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction W)

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Osborne's Pond, Shipley Country Park, Derbyshire

Shipley Country Park (30 Pictures)

(15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction W)

Shipley Country Park occupies a landscape of superb countryside with lakes, ponds, stunning woodland walks and a wealth of.....

Belton House

Belton House (113 Pictures)

(15.8 miles, 25.4 km, direction E)

Belton is the perfect example of a home belonging to an English country gentleman, and yet it is a delightful Anglo-Dutch.....

A picture of Pleasley Pit Country Park

Pleasley Pit Country Park (8 Pictures)

(17.1 miles, 27.6 km, direction NW)

Pleasley Pit Country park is a reclaimed colliery site, which now offers nature lovers the chance to see record numbers of.....

Letting off Steam on the Great Central Railway

Great Central Railway (48 Pictures)

(17.6 miles, 28.3 km, direction SW)

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Elvaston Castle

Elvaston Castle (41 Pictures)

(18.0 miles, 28.9 km, direction W)

The first view of this impressive early 19th-century house nestling above sweeping lawns is quite tantalizing, giving visitors a.....

Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire

Hardwick Hall (134 Pictures)

(18.2 miles, 29.3 km, direction NW)

This magnificent Elizabethan house was begun by Elizabeth, Countess of Shrewsbury (Bess of Hardwick) in the year 1591. For the.....

A picture of Woolsthorpe Manor

Woolsthorpe Manor (10 Pictures)

(19.4 miles, 31.3 km, direction SE)

Called a manor but in reality this is the farmhouse where Isaac Newton was born in 1642. The house remains very much during.....

Le Mans Series racers at the Melbourne Hairpin, Donington Park Circuit, Derbyshire

Donington Park (11 Pictures)

(19.6 miles, 31.5 km, direction SW)

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